Objective
This article is created for users to easily understand the complete procedure involved in how to deploy, configure and test NAS Shares backups & restores. Intention is any users with no prior knowledge of Druva Phoenix will be able to follow and complete activity without any need of assistance.
Steps:
Compatibility / Support for NAS
Prerequisites / Requirement for NAS
Deployment / Installation Phase for NAS
Configuration Phase for NAS
Testing backup and restores of NAS
Solution:
Compatibility / Support for NAS
It is important to understand the version of the NAS platform and see if it is supported by Druva Hybrid workload, please review the support matrix and Druva's EOL policy.
How to check which NAS version is supported by Hybrid Workload?
Support Matrix for NAS Devices
Note : If the required NAS version is not listed in Support matrix, this means it is not tested and supported. Configure Windows proxy for CIFS/SMB shares and Linux proxy for NFS Shares.
Prerequisites / Requirement for NAS
What are the requirements for files and folders supported by Hybrid Workload?
Prerequisites (Refer Point 7 & 14) NAS FAQ’sDeployment / Installation Phase for NAS
How to install and activate NAS proxy for CIFS/SMB/NFS Shares?
Deploy & install (Refer Point 8, 9 & 10)Configuration Phase for NAS
How to add NAS devices and Shares?
Configure NAS Shares (Refer point 11 & 12)
How to configure NAS backups for discovered shares after the Proxy deployment?
Configure NAS backups (Refer Point 13)Testing backup and restores of NAS
How to test the NAS share backups after backup configuration?
Manual & schedule backups (Refer Point 15)How to test the NAS share restores after successful backups?
Test NAS restores (Refer Point 8)
After successfully completing all the above mentioned steps, it indicates that you have effectively set up, implemented, and verified Druva NAS backup & restore.